1948 MLB On-Base Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. How often a batter reaches base
The Birmingham Black Barons led all of MLB in on-base percentage in 1948, with .384, .010 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is .337.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Birmingham Black Barons
78 games
.384
On-Base Percentage
.010 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | OBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | .384 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .374 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .360 |
| 4 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .358 |
| 5 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | .357 |
| 6 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | .357 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .356 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .353 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .353 |
| 10 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | .349 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .345 |
| 12 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | .342 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .340 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .339 |
| 15 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .338 |
| MLB average | .337 | |||
| 16 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .334 |
| 17 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | .333 |
| 18 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | .332 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .329 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .322 |
| 21 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .322 |
| 22 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | .318 |
| 23 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .318 |
| 24 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | .317 |
| 25 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | .313 |
| 26 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | .312 |
| 27 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | .306 |
| 28 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .280 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.